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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-04-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Schedule B of the Civil Service Rules." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪403, 404), Schedule B of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended by adding thereto the following subdivision: "XI.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants
Total Words
176
1,159 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
17.9
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 8092, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Apr 17, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8092-amendment-schedule-b-the-civil-service-rules.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by paragraph Eighth, subdivision SECOND, section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), Schedule B of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended by adding thereto the following subdivision: "XI. Department of Agriculture. 1. Classified positions in the field service of the Department of Agriculture when filled by the promotion of unclassified laborers appointed under the Labor Regulations, subject to the approval of the Commission." This order, which is recommended by the Civil Service Commission in view of the agreement by the Department of Agriculture that hereafter unclassified laborer positions will be filled through appointment from appropriate classified registers as provided in section 3 of Civil Service Rule II, will permit unskilled laborers appointed from the unclassified laborer register to advance upon noncompetitive examination to classified positions, but will not accord to such promoted employees a classified status or render them eligible for transfer to classified positions in other branches of the Federal service. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, April 17, 1939.
